I think smoothies are a very personal thing, you’re either into them or your not. My better and lovelier other half Clare makes this bad boy and it is without doubt the greatest smoothie known to man! According to Clare there’s no real science involved here – it’s a handful of this and a handful… Read More Clare’s Smoothie – the world’s greatest.

I think lentils fall into the ‘love ’em or hate ’em’ category, I’ll be honest they aren’t something I work with on a regular basis and I don’t know why as they friggin’ rock!! Like rice or pasta lentils are a carrier for flavour, they are pretty bland on their own so you need to… Read More Twice cooked Duck with Lentils and Peas

If you are lucky enough to be able to get your hands on free range eggs or even luckier to have a few of the feathery lovelies kicking about round your back garden then make use of them. Eggs from a happy chicken are far superior to anything that a poor ‘prisioner cell block H’… Read More Milford breakfast

These are my knives, do I need them all? No. Do I use them all…….a wee bit, but that’s only because I’m conscious I have them! At most you need 3 knives in your kitchen set up, a big one, a small one and one with teeth (for bread). The single most important aspect of… Read More The Knife